Mark Price has stepped down as Baylor School’s boys’ basketball coach after six successful seasons with the Chattanooga program.
Price, who has coached for 26 years total, including time as an assistant at Division I Belmont University in Nashville prior to taking over the Red Raiders, will remain on staff as the school’s athletic director.
“I am stepping aside from coaching with incredible gratitude for all the players and coaches at Baylor and beyond that I have been blessed to work and compete with for the last 26 years,” Price said in a news release announcing the change Thursday. “While I will miss coaching, the progression and upcoming growth for our athletic department, its facilities, teams and coaches will require an enhanced administrative presence. I am excited and grateful for the opportunity to serve Baylor in this capacity.”
Baylor said a search to find his replacement has already begun.
“As the school continues to develop a campus master plan that includes ambitious facilities improvements and a focus on the continued growth and success of our nationally recognized program, Mark’s responsibilities will be increasing,” Chris Angel, Baylor’s head of school, said in the release. “I always refer to him as the ‘head coach of the head coaches’ and I am grateful we have a man with his expertise and character to lead our athletic program.”